Saturday, 23 September 2017

Iran tests new missile, defies US warnings

Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested a new
medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington that it was
ready to ditch a landmark nuclear deal over the issue.
State television carried footage of the launch of the
Khoramshahr missile, which was first displayed at a high-profile
military parade in Tehran on Friday.
It also carried in-flight video from the nose cone.
The broadcaster gave no date for the test although officials had said on Friday that it would be tested “soon”.

Previous Iranian missile launches have triggered US
sanctions and accusations that they violate the spirit of the 2015
nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers.
President Donald Trump has threatened to bin the agreement
over the issue, saying that Iran’s missile programme could give it the
technical knowhow for a delivery system for a nuclear warhead when a
sunset clause in the deal expires in 2025.
He is due to report to Congress on October 15 on whether or not he believes Iran is in compliance with the nuclear deal.
If he decides that it is not, it could open the way for renewed US sanctions and perhaps the collapse of the agreement.
Trump said on Wednesday he had made his decision but was not yet ready to reveal it. (AFP)